It’s been a confusing season thus far for the Boston Celtics. Somehow it seems they’ve both underachieved and overachieved all at once. Twice they’ve beaten the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, and yet they’ve also authoring some major fourth quarter collapses. Through the tumult, it’s a little unclear who or what this C’s team really is.
A few key stats jump off the page, however, and they may be useful for defining this team. Certainly they underscore certain trends worth monitoring as winter turns to spring the a playoff run comes into view. There’s a lot of basketball left to be played, but here’s a couple of intriguing data points for Celtics fans to consider.